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Crescendo / IPD No. 590 / May, 1970 / 2 Players
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: May, 1970
Model Number: 287
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,175 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Music - Singing - Dancing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Drop targets (5), Standup targets (2), Right ball return lane.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: The backglass displays the manufacturer's name and address in an artful way, an unusual variance from the standard block font that Gottlieb typically used.

'Crescendo' was the first Gottlieb game to have drop targets of the modern style where the entire surface that the ball hits is what drops down. An earlier, different version was used on Gottlieb's 1951 'Minstrel Man'. and Gottlieb's 1951 'Wild West'.

The 4-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1970 'Groovy'. Also produced as a single player Italian version Gottlieb's 1970 'Psychedelic'.

Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Images:
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Image # 560: Crescendo Playfield
Playfield
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[Russ Jensen]		 Image # 561: Crescendo Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 4976: Crescendo Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 6137: Crescendo Machine
Machine
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[Riffhard]		 Image # 6138: Crescendo Playfield
Playfield
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[Riffhard]
Image # 21476: Crescendo Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21477: Crescendo Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21478: Crescendo Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21479: Crescendo Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21480: Crescendo Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left
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[Todd Bouwkamp]
Image # 21481: Crescendo Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21482: Crescendo Front
Front
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21483: Crescendo Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 21484: Crescendo Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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[Todd Bouwkamp]		 Image # 46272: Crescendo Backglass (The backbox on this game has been repainted but is included here to show its structural detail.)
Backglass*
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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 46273: Crescendo Playfield
Playfield
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[Sylvain Gregoire]		 Image # 46274: Crescendo Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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[Sylvain Gregoire]		 Image # 83576: Crescendo Illuminated Backglass (Photographed at the 2014 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show.)
Illuminated Backglass*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 83577: Crescendo Playfield (Photographed at the 2014 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show.)
Playfield*
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 83578: Crescendo Illuminated Playfield (Photographed at the 2014 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show.)
Illuminated Playfield*
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[Jay Stafford]
 
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